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Watson Clinic is building a surgery center on Lakeland Highlands Road

Where it is. On Lakeland Highlands Road in south Lakeland.

A new Watson Clinic ambulatory surgery center is taking shape at 4050 Lakeland Highlands Road.

Property owned by Watson Clinic ASC LLC at 4050 Lakeland Highlands Road has drawn a steady run of commercial permits tied to a new ambulatory surgery center. Records describe fire sprinklers, an underground fire line, a fire alarm "for new Watson Clinic Surgery Center," low-voltage audio and data cabling, several Watson Clinic signs, a dumpster enclosure, and a golf-cart carport.

Many of these permits have been finaled, and a city zoning verification for "Watson Clinic ASC" was completed. Together the records point to a surgery center that has been built out through 2025 and 2026, with work on signage, electrical, and site features running into mid-2026.

The records do not give an opening date, a square footage, or a number of operating rooms. What's documented is the owner, the contractors, and the kind of work permitted.

What happens next

Watch for a certificate of occupancy and any state licensing before the surgery center opens to patients. None of that is in the records yet.

Timeline

Jun 27, 2025
Permit filed for a new dumpster enclosure at the Watson ASC site
Lakeland permit BLD25-05169 · City of Lakeland sign-in required State license CGC1528602 · how to check it
Jul 25, 2025
Underground fire line permit issued
Lakeland permit LFD25-00199 · City of Lakeland sign-in required
Oct 24, 2025
New sprinkler system permit issued
Lakeland permit LFD25-00236 · City of Lakeland sign-in required
Nov 25, 2025
Fire alarm permit issued for the new Watson Clinic Surgery Center
Lakeland permit LFD25-00314 · City of Lakeland sign-in required State license EF20001604 · how to check it
Feb 23
Watson Clinic sign permits issued
Lakeland permit BLD26-00920 · City of Lakeland sign-in required State license ES0000083 · how to check it
Feb 26
Low-voltage data cabling permit issued
Lakeland permit BLD26-01174 · City of Lakeland sign-in required State license ES12000097 · how to check it

Receipts — verify every claim

These are the records this page is built from. None of them open directly right now — the agencies require a sign-in, offer only a search form, or publish the record inside a file to download.

Spotted by the Lakelandmarks records pipeline · records checked Oct 17, 2026

Summaries are derived from public permit and agenda records and may contain errors — verify with the City of Lakeland before relying on them. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it fast.

Sources for this page: City of Lakeland planning applications · City of Lakeland permit records.